- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 1982, for The Soul of a New Machine[9]
- National Book Award for Nonfiction, 1982, for The Soul of a New Machine[10][a]
- Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, 1989–1990, for Among Schoolchildren[11]
- L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award, 1990, for Among Schoolchildren
- Ambassador Book Award in American Studies, 1990, for Among Schoolchildren[12]
- Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, 2001[13][14]
- Lettre Ulysses Award (2nd prize), 2004, for Mountains Beyond Mountains[15]
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